Sentences with phrase «management of this problem for»

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Mr Murphy said there were multiple reasons for the implementation problems, including weaknesses in project management, the increasingly complex software development requirements and high turnover of key contractor staff and skill shortages.

We still refer to «prioritizing» as the cure - all for most of our time - management problems.

«We still have to resolve this problem of making it really, really easy for people to use,» says Mark Wright, direct of product management at Ayla Networks, a San Francisco Bay area company that helps develop products for the Internet of Things (IoT).

By tackling a range of problems, from obsolete sewing equipment to inefficient lighting and poorly trained management, he believes he can turn a healthy profit for his investors while improving working conditions, creating a cleaner environment and boosting pay for employees.

Because this scenario showcases a slew of problems that are endemic to our modern healthcare system — from the utter lack of bacterial control in clinical settings and the associated infections that result... to a process that shuttles vulnerable patients in and out of emergency rooms for piecemeal diagnosis and treatment... to overcrowded, overburdened hospitals that still mindlessly cling to patient - management processes that haven't worked for decades.

To be fair, many of Avon's problems can be traced back to Jung's mistakes: there was a federal bribery probe that cost Avon $ 500 million and distracted management for years, stemming from overseas expansion efforts and deprived Avon of any viable China business.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

A review of Barnett government programs and projects has identified a raft of shortcomings in governance, project management and financial management, and listed Royalties for Regions as the single biggest problem.

She blamed the lack of compelling sales and customer relationship management (CRM) system within the company for some of HP's problems.

In both the Evanston program and the Miami program, core and advanced courses help students to grasp the tools of general management, providing techniques for solving managerial problems.

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

While I generally consider this advice to be wise, especially for inexperienced investors who should probably opt for something like an index fund, working with a qualified advisor or, if they are wealthy enough, an asset management group, the problem comes from the fact that if you find a truly outstanding business — one that you have conviction will continue to compound for decades at rates many times that of the general market, even a high price can be a bargain.

«Another problem is that buybacks send a message of fatigue, that management doesn't have any good ideas for using the cash, other than giving it back to shareholders.»

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

«The biggest problem is that revenues of the great majority of small businesses have gone down from between 10 percent and 70 percent,» said George Cloutier, founder of American Management Services, an Orlando, Fla., consulting firm that specializes in financial turnarounds for small and midsize companies.

Journalists: They'll pitch a story to the photo management media, spotlighting how they've solved the problem of facial recognition for users, and include customer endorsements supporting the product.

Stumpf, however, did not seem to express regret for how he handled those initial weeks after the bank was fined, including where he initially levied most of the blame on low - level employees for the sales practices problems instead of management, said Stuart Baskin, lawyer with Shearman & Sterling, the firm that the board hired to investigate the sales scandal.

«By solving problems for his clients that mystify lawyers and accountants, he eschews asset management in favor of what he regards as the future of financial advice, which is precisely that — advice,» Simon - Kucher noted.

The problem was macroeconomic in character, but the bank insurance scheme was only for 1 % of deposits — under conditions where the country's main three banks all were driven under by the combination of bad or outright kleptocratic management and Britain's freezing of Icelandic funds in the aftermath of the Icesave collapse.

To encourage professionals to deal with alcohol problems within their own disciplines, and to contribute new knowledge for better understanding and management of these problems.

According to the theory of leadership developed by Ronald Heifetz in his earlier book, Leadership Without Easy Answers, these congregations were looking for management to solve technical problems rather than for leadership that would engage them in adaptive work.

Topher, perhaps you should stop projecting your problems and alleged solutions onto anyone else, especially given that there are plenty of known good anger management treatments that do not involve any alleged supernatural beings and that there is no evidence for your or any god.

The presented topics focused on: - Economical, ecological and social implications of apiculture - Legal norms and guidelines / official and private standards - Perspectives of organic apicultural production - Conversion problems, risk assessment and evaluation - Specific apiary operations - Quality management and assurance in organic apiculture - Inspection and certification processes - Labeling / packaging and marketing - Endemic Iranian bees and their potentials for honey production - etc..

This highly efficient management process means that problems are picked up in real - time, reducing the requirement for rework and improving the level of process control within the manufacturing facility.

The Callahan - Pederson regime had only two problems — «the style of management and the system» — says Dr. Jack Stark, the team psychologist for 16 years, until 2003, adding, «You've got to understand your state and the culture — the weather, recruiting, everything.»

I know Arsenal all too well and trust me we would've still lost.A lot of people think this Arsenal squad isn't good enough to win the league but I beg to differ.Give this same squad to Rafa Benitez or any world class manager even without any signing before the transfer window ends and watch us play like you've never seen before.The problem in this team has always been tactics, mentality and mismanagement.This is what has really been disturbing us for several seasons but alwas goes ignored.Mark my words that if Arsenal get everyone they're supposed to we're not winning the league if those three things aren't checked.We need signings but our problem is much bigger than signings.Give this same squad to Klopp or a too manager and you'd be shocked some players who were called average will be playing differently.You know why?Strong mentality, proper management and good tactics count.

Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!

This is one of the few ventures in which union and management are united, and while there's no telling how many people have sought refuge in the program (confidentiality is a key principle), Daneyko says that in the past year, he has learned of several players and family members who have made calls to the program, for alcohol and other substance - abuse problems.

For me it is a chronically problem because no one from the top management will ask him to do so, and he himself, his pride won't let him step down before his contract run down believing that he still have the quality to perform in higher stage as he did before... I say the fans should have their words... straight at the end of the season, we should all demand changes and I don't really care the way it should be done...

Mancity are not better man — for — man but the problem in Arsenal is that of managing the players as well as match management.

Early infant crying and sleeping problems: a pilot study of impact on parental well - being and parent - endorsed strategies for management.

We have chosen to keep some of the older video's as they are problem management and give great options and suggestions for different scenario's one encounters as a lactation consultant.

If you are an RD looking to learn more about feeding problems in children, here is some good news: I created an online class offered on DietitianCentral platform where you can learn about the difference between picky eating and more severe feeding problems, identify the components of nutritional assessment and management plan as well as find out how to collaborate with other feeding professionals in order to provide optimal care for your pediatric feeding cases.

Team physicians, athletic trainers, and other personnel responsible for the medical care of athletes face no more challenging problem than the recognition, evaluation and management of concussions (generally defined as injury to the brain caused by a sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head that results in any immediate, but temporary, alteration in brain functions, such as loss of consciousness, blurred vision, dizziness, amnesia or loss of memory).

Simon & Schuster, 1986 With descriptions of common communication barriers, guidelines for improved listening, methods for developing assertiveness, conflict management and collaborative problem solving, this is an excellent resource for anyone interested in enhancing their human relationships through improved communication skills.

Identifying core components of interventions found to be effective and understanding what it takes to implement those components with fidelity to the program model is critical to successful replication and scale - up of effective programs and practices in different community contexts and populations.7 There is growing recognition in the early childhood field of the importance of effective implementation and the need for implementation research that can guide adoption, initial implementation, and ongoing improvement of early childhood interventions.8, 9,10 The promise of implementation research and using data to drive program management is compelling because it offers a potential solution to the problem of persistent gaps in outcomes between at - risk children and their more well - off peers.

Buying a crib of this sort will solve your space management problems for years to come and you will be glad of making such a prudent decision.

Presented Impact of Birth Practices on Breastfeeding, Part 1: Maternal issues, including Prevention and Management of Breast and Nipple Problems; Impact of Birth Practices on Breastfeeding, Part II: Infant Issues, including Prevention and Management of some Sucking Problems; Sleep, SIDS, and Pacifiers: Current Research, Controversies, and Changing Attitudes Toward Infant Nocturnal Needs; and How to Talk so Mothers Will Listen, and Listen so Mothers Will Talk: Specific Communication Skills for Breastfeeding Counselors.

Six full - day seminars: First Feedings: the Influence of Birth Practices on Breastfeeding Initiation; It's All About Money: Political Influences on Infant Feeding; Milk Supply Made Easy: Current Research in Milk Synthesis and Infant Suck; Leave»Em Wanting More: Strategies for Persuasive Breastfeeding Classes; The Pain Issue: Prevention and Management of Breast and Nipple Problems; and Sleeping Through: New Research on Infant Sleep Patterns and Risk of SIDS.

Parents need to work with a professional who is knowledgeable in breastfeeding management post-surgical correction of the tongue - tie for best results and to properly address any other problems the baby may be experiencing.

Active management has been justified for years because it is claimed to reduce the problem of excessive cesarean section rates.

• Key quotes from the NAO report: o «The source of many problems has been the absence of a detailed view of how Universal Credit is meant to work» [page 33] o «The Department is unable to explain to us why it originally decided to aim for national roll - out from October 2013» [Para 3.7] o «In early 2013, it (DWP) did not have a convincing strategic plan in place» [3.35] o «It is unlikely that UC will be as simple or cheap to administer as originally intended» [15, summary] o «the Department has not achieved value for money... wider concerns about the Department's ability to deal with weak programme management, over-optimistic timescales and a lack of openness about progress.»

The «customer contact» department — try if you can to ignore the terrible name, which is now par for the course in the Orwellian management - speak world of government departments — has the same potential and the same problem.

Cuomo said he had «no problem» declaring a state of emergency for NYCHA and suggested that the agency's biggest problem is management, not funding.

One of the demonstrators who gave his name only as Clement, a driver, said there are over One Hundred buses in the workshop that have broken down, some simply due to worn out tyres or minor mechanical problems, «the management has not bothered to make available resources to fix them, but have the «guts» to decide to buy a luxurious vehicle for the CEO.»

The agency said it has tried to help jail management fix the issues, but the ongoing problems highlight «the need for closure of all jail facilities located on Rikers Island.»

She wrote: «The Mid Staffs scandal, and the problems throughout the NHS that it has exposed, have one thing in common: Lives lost in our hospitals because of an unaccountable central management and political organisation, more concerned with fixing the statistics for dispatch - box convenience than looking after patients, which has systematically stifled of the voices of those on the front line: both patients» groups concerned for loved ones, and doctors and nurses concerned for their patients.

I agree with you, Richard, that there is much less of a problem is clubs pick up the tab for the extra tax (and I am relieved to think that Arsenal's sensible financial management over the last few years ensures they would not subsequently collapse..)

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi slammed Cuomo for criticizing de Blasio's management of NYC's homelessness problem and ripped the governor for dramatically reducing state funding to fight both homelessness and poverty.

«Meanwhile the Governor has not addressed the problem of top - heavy management in state operations: only about 50 management / confidential personnel were approved for the administration's buyout plan while thousands of lower paid positions held by people who actually deliver frontline services to the public every day have been eliminated by attrition and reduction.»